The ETSGA is now accepting new members and not requiring that they be a member at one of the participating courses.

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( Select the club closest to you as your home club )

The ETSGA is organized for the promotion of sociability, friendly golf competition, and good fellowship among its members. Toward this purpose, it shall hold a series of golf outings at each Association Club throughout the year and an Annual Championship Tournament at a site approved by the Board of Directors. Also it shall pursue any and all things which may be necessary and proper in relation to its objectives and purposes, as a non-profit organization.

Members shall consist of amateur golfers who have attained, or will attain their 50th birthday within the current membership year. A member is no longer required to be a member of a participating Country Club or Golf Course.
Key things to know:
1. Annual membership fee is $50.00.
2. It takes sending in $13.00 along with your registration to sign up for a tournament 10 days in advance of the tournament to get in.
3. It costs $30.00 - $45.00 for cart and greens fee when you arrive at the course to play.
4. You will have your own web page that will provide you with your invitations to tournaments, your scores for each round you play and will provide your current handicap which is calculated by your best 10 rounds out of your last 20 rounds.
5. Prize money will be paid out in Pro Shop credit at the course you select in the sign up process.

To sign up, select the "Contact Us" button, select a course where you want your winnings to go to from the list of courses we play (both private and public courses are available), give us your name, email address, home address, contact phone number and current handicap if you have one. If you do not have a current handicap (USGA or GHIN) provide us with your average or normal scores. The Representative from the course you chose will be in contact with you to answer any additional questions you may have and to complete the sign up process.

The ETSGA was the brain child of H. E. Bolton of Oak Ridge who suggested that the area clubs organize to give their senior members a monthly golf program. The 1st meeting was held at Oak Ridge on April 5, 1971 with 6 charter member clubs - Oak Ridge CC (10 charter members), Holston Hills CC (5 charter members), Deane Hill cc (3 charter members), Green Meadow CC (7 charter members), Beaverbrook CC (2 charter members) and Fox Den CC (1 charter member). The first official play date was April 26, 1971 at the Oak Ridge CC with 27 players participating. Players were flighted by age brackets rather than by handicap. The age brackets were 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70-74.

The goal of each outing has been to provide the players with an experience that they would find enjoyable thru competition with their peers, yardages tailored to age and ability, and equal opportunities to win prizes. To accomplish these ends, the ETSGA Board of Directors has constantly adjusted the manner in which outings are constructed. The parameters used to set up outings can be found in the FAQs section.